Primitive Pottery Workshop
Anasazi Black-On-White
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Anasazi-style black-on-white pottery by Kelly Magleby
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The workshop covers the following topics:
☼ Harvesting Clay - how to find and collect clay from the earth.
☼ Processing the clay - A water purifying technique that involves soaking the clay and cupping the pure clay off the top into another container, then letting the clay dry to the right consistency.
☼ Finding and collecting Temper - Sand, ground up pot shards, or certain types of ground up rocks are added to the clay.
☼ Hand-building techniques - using the “coil and scrape” or slab method. We will learn the use of various handmade tools, scapers and smoothers to help shape the pottery.
☼ Slip - the purpose of the slip is to give a light colored background to contrast the black paint.
☼ Burnishing - Burnishing is polishing or smoothening the surface of the pots with a polished stone.
This can either smooth the pot or give it a glazed finish, depending on the stage of dryness of the pot.
☼ Painting the pots with paint made naturally from the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. Make brushes out of Yucca leaves for painting.
☼ Primitive Firing in an Anasazi style trench kiln.
Workshop Details:
Dates: June 21-23, 2013
Cost: $95, includes instructions, materials and camping
Location: True Nature Farm, Boulder, Utah
To register: email [email protected] or call 435-335-7777
Limited spaces available – early pre-registration is advised.
☼ Processing the clay - A water purifying technique that involves soaking the clay and cupping the pure clay off the top into another container, then letting the clay dry to the right consistency.
☼ Finding and collecting Temper - Sand, ground up pot shards, or certain types of ground up rocks are added to the clay.
☼ Hand-building techniques - using the “coil and scrape” or slab method. We will learn the use of various handmade tools, scapers and smoothers to help shape the pottery.
☼ Slip - the purpose of the slip is to give a light colored background to contrast the black paint.
☼ Burnishing - Burnishing is polishing or smoothening the surface of the pots with a polished stone.
This can either smooth the pot or give it a glazed finish, depending on the stage of dryness of the pot.
☼ Painting the pots with paint made naturally from the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. Make brushes out of Yucca leaves for painting.
☼ Primitive Firing in an Anasazi style trench kiln.
Workshop Details:
Dates: June 21-23, 2013
Cost: $95, includes instructions, materials and camping
Location: True Nature Farm, Boulder, Utah
To register: email [email protected] or call 435-335-7777
Limited spaces available – early pre-registration is advised.
Workshop Instructor
Kelly Magleby
Primitive Pottery Instructor
Kelly's love of Anasazi pottery started with her interest in primitive and survival skills
while working for Anasazi Therapeutic Expeditions in Arizona. Kelly has spent much of her time camping and hiking throughout southern Utah and in the Four Corners area.
Following her passion for the both the Anasazi culture and primitive pottery, Kelly began making hand-built pots on her own while learning techniques from traditional pottery teachers and visits to museums. It wasn't long before she was out digging and processing clay and firing pots, always trying to keep true to the original process and materials used by the Anasazi.
Kelly loves to read the stories in the old pottery shards found throughout the Southwest... the thickness of the pottery walls, the type of temper used, and the size of the vessel all tell a tale of where and when they were made and the advanced civilization that had the skill and knowledge to create something so beautiful and unique. She loves the idea that one can go out and dig up some "dirt", shape it, paint it and fire it all using only things found in nature.
Kelly now teaches traditional pottery classes at primitive skills gatherings and workshops in Utah as well as local private classes. She currently lives in Orem, Utah. Her work can be found online at: www.AnasaziPottery.net
Primitive Pottery Instructor
Kelly's love of Anasazi pottery started with her interest in primitive and survival skills
while working for Anasazi Therapeutic Expeditions in Arizona. Kelly has spent much of her time camping and hiking throughout southern Utah and in the Four Corners area.
Following her passion for the both the Anasazi culture and primitive pottery, Kelly began making hand-built pots on her own while learning techniques from traditional pottery teachers and visits to museums. It wasn't long before she was out digging and processing clay and firing pots, always trying to keep true to the original process and materials used by the Anasazi.
Kelly loves to read the stories in the old pottery shards found throughout the Southwest... the thickness of the pottery walls, the type of temper used, and the size of the vessel all tell a tale of where and when they were made and the advanced civilization that had the skill and knowledge to create something so beautiful and unique. She loves the idea that one can go out and dig up some "dirt", shape it, paint it and fire it all using only things found in nature.
Kelly now teaches traditional pottery classes at primitive skills gatherings and workshops in Utah as well as local private classes. She currently lives in Orem, Utah. Her work can be found online at: www.AnasaziPottery.net
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